The information on “Carbon stock” indicate the contribution of “Forest” and Other Wooded Land” to carbon cycle and is required in international process related to mitigation of climate change like UNFCCC.
A. Global Classification and Definitions (FRA 2005)
Carbon in Woody Biomass |
The carbon content in the “Woody Biomass”. |
Carbon in Above Ground Tree Biomass |
The carbon content in the “Above Ground Tree Biomass”. |
Carbon in Below Ground Tree Biomass |
The carbon content in the “Below Ground Tree Biomass”. |
Soil Carbon |
The carbon content in the soil (mineral and organic) material at the depth or layer (X cm) of the soil with bulk density (Y Mg m-3) in “Forest and “Other Wooded Land”. |
Source: FAO. 2004. Terms and Definition FRA-2005. FRA Working paper 73. Rome
B. National Data Sources
Forest Survey of India (FSI) and Forest Research Institute (FRI) have jointly worked out the above ground growing stock, biomass and carbon stock in India’s forests using forest cover information of two assessment years – 1989 and 1997. These years respectively refer to the data or information year 1984 and 1994. The biomass was calculated using specific gravity of dominant species in the particular strata while carbon contents were assessed using ash method. This assessment of carbon was carried out for various international communications but this data has not yet been published.
C. National Classification and Definitions
No standard national definitions
D. National Data
The following table presents the national data on Carbon Stocks in forest in India in 1984 and 1994.
Year |
Forest cover (000 ha) |
Growing stock (million m³) |
Biomass (million tons) |
Carbon (million tons) |
1984 |
63878 |
4328.45 |
2398.46 |
1085.17 |
1994 |
63336 |
4340.03 |
2395.37 |
1083.79 |
E. Calibration
Not Considered Necessary
F. Estimation and Forecasting
The biomass estimates and forecast for 1990, 2000 and 2005 developed in global table 6 were used to develop carbon stock estimate and forecast for 1990, 2000 and 2005. The average of ratio of biomass to carbon for 1984 and 1994 was used to covert biomass into estimate and forecasts for carbon stocks.
Categories |
Carbon Stock (Above ground) in million ton | ||
1990 |
2000 |
2005 | |
Forests |
1084.337 |
1155.87 |
1158.403 |
G. Reclassification into FRA 2005 Classes
Table: Reclassification (Percentage allocation) into FRA 2005 classes
National Classification |
Percentage of a National Class belonging to a FRA Class | ||
|
Woody |
Above Ground |
Below Ground |
Carbon Stock in forests |
|
100 |
|
H. Information for FRA 2005 Global Tables
Table: Input to Global Reporting Tables
Carbon Stock in Forests |
Carbon Stock (above ground) in "million" metric tones | ||
1990 |
2000 |
2005 | |
Carbon Stock (Above ground) |
1084.337 |
1155.87 |
1158.403 |
